Bow Hunting

[aussienscale]

I am looking at getting back into bow hunting again after about a 15 year gap and was curious if any Aussies on here are into bow hunting and can recommend current bows, suppliers etc ? but also anyone else with advice and recommendations on bows. Most of the bigger brands are available in Australia including Bear, PSE, Browning, etc.

I am specifically after compound bows, not interested in recurve and Cross bows are illegal in Australia

As anyone from NSW Australia would probably be aware, hunting in national parks has been opened up again, so I am specifically looking to hunt for feral pest species, of which we have cats, dogs, pigs, foxes and of course rabbit's

Cheers

 

[Volkodav]

I am looking at getting back into bow hunting again after about a 15 year gap and was curious if any Aussies on here are into bow hunting and can recommend current bows, suppliers etc ? but also anyone else with advice and recommendations on bows. Most of the bigger brands are available in Australia including Bear, PSE, Browning, etc.

I am specifically after compound bows, not interested in recurve and Cross bows are illegal in Australia

As anyone from NSW Australia would probably be aware, hunting in national parks has been opened up again, so I am specifically looking to hunt for feral pest species, of which we have cats, dogs, pigs, foxes and of course rabbit's

Cheers

Rabbits, forget a bow you need .223 or even better .243 for them, it saves having to collect the carcasses afterwards. But seriously you would need nads of steel to go after pigs with a bow, personally I'd be tempted to use an ASLAV to chase them, better to ensure my innards remain on the inside rather than decorating the Australian environment.:sick

 

[aussienscale]

Rabbits, forget a bow you need .223 or even better .243 for them, it saves having to collect the carcasses afterwards. But seriously you would need nads of steel to go after pigs with a bow, personally I'd be tempted to use an ASLAV to chase them, better to ensure my innards remain on the inside rather than decorating the Australian environment.:sick

Yeah know what you mean about the rabbits The pigs, and the occasional billy, in Northern NSW dont get as big as the bad boys up the top end and pretty common for people around here to hunt them with bows.

I have been chased up a tree by a pig out Western NSW when I was a young fella because a friend pissed it off by shooting it with his semi auto .22

Cheers

 

[the road runner]

Mate i don't know much about "bow" hunting but , i do hunt.

Have a look at the below link a lot of mad bow hunters their.
They will steer you into the right direction with good advice.
I think HOYT bows are the ones to go for ,so say most guys on aushunt.
Go to "Hunting Forum, Gallery + Blogs" at the top left.
You might have to join ,but it will be well worth it ,so you dont buy a dud.

Hunting in Australia

There are some big boars and stinky's around at the moment.The floods we had last year has blown the feral population into plague proportion.If you go inland from NSW/QLD border you will have the time of your life.I bagged a few big boars in August ,heaps of rabbits, foxes,goats and feral cats.

Was around lightning ridge ,give or take 100 km

As the saying goes in Hunting "buy once ,cry once"

hoyt compound bow | eBay

The Aussie dollar being @ $1.05 to $1 US its a good time to buy from the USA,just google American bow shops.

Good luck mate

 

[aussienscale]

Mate i don't know much about "bow" hunting but , i do hunt.

Have a look at the below link a lot of mad bow hunters their.
They will steer you into the right direction with good advice.
I think HOYT bows are the ones to go for ,so say most guys on aushunt.
Go to "Hunting Forum, Gallery + Blogs" at the top left.
You might have to join ,but it will be well worth it ,so you dont buy a dud.

Hunting in Australia

There are some big boars and stinky's around at the moment.The floods we had last year has blown the feral population into plague proportion.If you go inland from NSW/QLD border you will have the time of your life.I bagged a few big boars in August ,heaps of rabbits, foxes,goats and feral cats.

Was around lightning ridge ,give or take 100 km

As the saying goes in Hunting "buy once ,cry once"

hoyt compound bow | eBay

The Aussie dollar being @ $1.05 to $1 US its a good time to buy from the USA,just google American bow shops.

Good luck mate

Cheers for the info, I cant believe how much the tech has changed on these things ! and when you read some of the FPS figures for the compound bows !! WOW, pretty impressive.

I was thinking the same with regards to importing from the US, dollar is good, compound bows are not restricted items, only some of the arrow heads you can get, but also the typical inflated prices in Australia for such things make sence, and no GST on online purchases under 1k

Found this site from the US

Cabela's: Cabela's Official Website - Quality Hunting, Fishing, Camping and Outdoor Gear at competitive prices.

Any of our US friends know much about these guys ? or will I find better ?

Thanks again

 

[the road runner]

Cabela's: Cabela's Official Website - Quality Hunting, Fishing, Camping and Outdoor Gear at competitive prices.

Any of our US friends know much about these guys ? or will I find better ?

Thanks again

Cabela's is good i have purchased from them before,fast and reliable in shipping.They are like woolworths or coles but all hunting/camping equipment.I would recommend them

Goodluck mate

 

[Imran520]

Bow hunting is the practice of hunting game animals by archery. Arrows, bows and sights are commonly of the more modern varieties. However, all effective variations, including cross bows and wooden bows launching wooden arrows with stone points, are used.

 

[Pendekar]

Rabbits, forget a bow you need .223 or even better .243 for them, it saves having to collect the carcasses afterwards. But seriously you would need nads of steel to go after pigs with a bow, personally I'd be tempted to use an ASLAV to chase them, better to ensure my innards remain on the inside rather than decorating the Australian environment.:sick

I usually carry a spear when i plan to go hunt a Boar. Save my life once when i was charged by injured and pissed off boar. I currently use a Bear Encounter compound bow.

 

[Air Force Brat]

I usually carry a spear when i plan to go hunt a Boar. Save my life once when i was charged by injured and pissed off boar. I currently use a Bear Encounter compound bow.

I used to bowhunt Whitetails here in the states, and in Central Obamastan, the corn and soybeans, along with alfalfa hayfields turn out deer that might rival most beef-steak. Our deer population appears to be rebounding after a very slow season last year, my son also bow fishes in the Illinois river bottoms during the spring hunting season. I had a flirtation with the old recurves, some of the custom bows are just lovely and shoot even nicer than they look, but of course, there is no "let-off" so you must draw and release smoothly as you prepare to make the shot..

I would recommend a heavier arrow and maybe even a heavy two bladed broad head for hog hunting, as those shoulder plates are a challenge even to a center-fire rifle. A tree stand would give you more options for shot placement, and with a double lung shot, the archer is only handi-capped by his ability to place the shot. So practice with your equipment, and work on your form, better to shoot a little lighter bow with good form and consistency, than a heavy bow with poor form and poor consistency? A heavy arrow with a "sharp" broadhead will have much better penetration, and the sharp blade will severe veins and arteries, rather than just move them aside.

 

[Pendekar]

I used to bowhunt Whitetails here in the states, and in Central Obamastan, the corn and soybeans, along with alfalfa hayfields turn out deer that might rival most beef-steak. Our deer population appears to be rebounding after a very slow season last year, my son also bow fishes in the Illinois river bottoms during the spring hunting season. I had a flirtation with the old recurves, some of the custom bows are just lovely and shoot even nicer than they look, but of course, there is no "let-off" so you must draw and release smoothly as you prepare to make the shot..

I would recommend a heavier arrow and maybe even a heavy two bladed broad head for hog hunting, as those shoulder plates are a challenge even to a center-fire rifle. A tree stand would give you more options for shot placement, and with a double lung shot, the archer is only handi-capped by his ability to place the shot. So practice with your equipment, and work on your form, better to shoot a little lighter bow with good form and consistency, than a heavy bow with poor form and poor consistency? A heavy arrow with a "sharp" broadhead will have much better penetration, and the sharp blade will severe veins and arteries, rather than just move them aside.

Well, i currently use a 195gr Tusker broadheads. I guess that's as heavy as i can get.

 

[EXSSBN2005]

I love shopping at Cabellas, they ship all over the world, I'm not sure if they do firearms to everywhere but if your looking for camping stuff or hunting supplies they are one of the more reputiable businesses in the business online. As far as finding better prices its possiable, but they may be not as much on the up and up.